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99. That won't solve a thing

Reply to doodsaq (Original post)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 02:13 PM

Oct 2017

There are as many divisions within the parties as between them.

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Split the country in two and be done with it [View all] doodsaq Oct 2017 OP

Agreed. I believe this country should be broken up into as many as democratisphere Oct 2017 #1

Russia is winning Ezior Oct 2017 #5

what "they" want? Sounds to me like some here want it. DrDan Oct 2017 #11

Exactly. Russia is just one part of what used to be the Soviet Union... Thor_MN Oct 2017 #12

Yes. We would be better. Drahthaardogs Oct 2017 #131

Except the "alcoholic sister" is oppressing/enslaving Corvo Bianco Oct 2017 #153

Yes, they are winning CanonRay Oct 2017 #29

The GOP has been dividing us for decades. It is what they want. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #58

I don't want the country to break up, but we really, really REALLY need to get out of the habit Ken Burch Oct 2017 #132

Easy to say if you live in the North. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #47

Think that will soften them up to vote for a more progressive positive democratisphere Oct 2017 #63

I call it the Southern Hangover Strategy. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #103

Okay, that made me laugh! fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 #90

I've been hearing this from right wingers for years radical noodle Oct 2017 #57

This country is too large to manage. Government is in total gridlock democratisphere Oct 2017 #61

Government was never imagined to be "Efficient" moda253 Oct 2017 #164

No, No & No peggysue2 Oct 2017 #101

But who will be in charge of the nukes? The Wielding Truth Oct 2017 #152

So dissolve the Union and let self-deportation handle the problem? Orsino Oct 2017 #2

THAT is what Putin wants! pangaia Oct 2017 #6

This is what the Russians want, screw them and their overtly obvious trolls uponit7771 Oct 2017 #3

i don't check w/ russia before i decide what to think. nt TheFrenchRazor Oct 2017 #124

Sounds good to me! I've been living down south now for almost 2 years and as far as I'm concerned Luciferous Oct 2017 #4

roads northward are open . . . I, for one, would appreciate a few moving out of my state DrDan Oct 2017 #9

My husband has a contract that is up in a couple of months and we will be going back up north. Luciferous Oct 2017 #10

Well, don't come up here to Wisconsin, it's run by the rightest of the right. AJT Oct 2017 #18

Ha, I grew up in Paul Ryan's district! We are thinking at the very least Luciferous Oct 2017 #19

What southern state do you live in? Blue_true Oct 2017 #33

I live in MS, right outside of Memphis. Thanks for Luciferous Oct 2017 #107

Near Oxford? Dorian Gray Oct 2017 #129

No, DeSoto County Luciferous Oct 2017 #148

I have hear similar things in Ohio. It is a mindset. I was fixing my Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #28

Don't know what part of the south you're in radical noodle Oct 2017 #59

I live in the Atlanta suburbs. MarvinGardens Oct 2017 #67

Me too, and I agree. Doodley Oct 2017 #147

Please, some of the most racist areas are in the Rust Belt and the midwest obamanut2012 Oct 2017 #93

Good don't subject your son bdamomma Oct 2017 #127

My son who has recently told me he's gay- yeah, no way I'm making him grow up Luciferous Oct 2017 #149

LGBT people bdamomma Oct 2017 #159

+1,000,000 to that. bluepen Oct 2017 #35

Can we be called "South Canada"? forgotmylogin Oct 2017 #42

Then leave -- we'd prefer less people down here telling us how we suck obamanut2012 Oct 2017 #92

Unrec. FSogol Oct 2017 #7

ahhh - more bigotry/prejudice directed toward southern states DrDan Oct 2017 #8

My prejudice toward the south is fully justified, thank you Orrex Oct 2017 #22

I am a southerner, the south is a mixed bag. Blue_true Oct 2017 #36

Got to disagree GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #154

With the right wing and their belief in not having a government... Initech Oct 2017 #13

Imagine being the surveyor that gets the job of laying out THAT border: sl8 Oct 2017 #14

There's a big chunk of blue... yallerdawg Oct 2017 #16

Interesting... sarisataka Oct 2017 #21

Well, population is the deciding factor, no? Orrex Oct 2017 #24

So it is too hard? sarisataka Oct 2017 #25

No, but that kind of has nothing to do with the OP or your previous reply Orrex Oct 2017 #26

The point is sarisataka Oct 2017 #32

Well, Pennsylvania is certainly chock full of racist Republicans.... Orrex Oct 2017 #41

Pennsyltucky mac56 Oct 2017 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #155

Oklahoma and WV - not ONE blue county. HughBeaumont Oct 2017 #17

If the country is split up, people will have to move to the country they prefer. Blue_true Oct 2017 #38

That map is really sobering janterry Oct 2017 #78

Not so much, Clinton won the popular vote by three million Spider Jerusalem Oct 2017 #102

Yes, I agree... Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2017 #15

Hmmm... 52 posts and is advocating secession LonePirate Oct 2017 #20

"Da" is my conclusion. BannonsLiver Oct 2017 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Oct 2017 #48

I had the same thought PJMcK Oct 2017 #49

Was thinking the same exact thing... GoCubsGo Oct 2017 #68

In a drive-by, at that. Orrex Oct 2017 #87

Dont be too hard on him. S/hes doing his bit for the red, white, and blue Vogon_Glory Oct 2017 #88

Another Southern attack... GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #23

No need to stereotype anything, just look at the demographics. procon Oct 2017 #83

Absolutely not... Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #27

Americans are deeply divided, but it's not a 50-50 split Blaukraut Oct 2017 #30

You would need a Constitutional Convention PJMcK Oct 2017 #51

Exactly what Putin and the Russians want. Greybnk48 Oct 2017 #31

Too bad you weren't around 156 years ago. Progressive dog Oct 2017 #34

That is not what the poster advocated. Blue_true Oct 2017 #39

Nations do not break up because of social policy. Progressive dog Oct 2017 #121

Could slaves have been freed without the civil war? Was there another way to do it? Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #60

Exactly what ideas would you have for Lincoln? Progressive dog Oct 2017 #120

Yes you are right. He had no choice. I suppose if the south had won the war Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #125

The south thought that they had formed their own country. Progressive dog Oct 2017 #134

None of it worked out for them. The south never recovered economically from the Civil War. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #139

The south was going economically downhill just before the Civil War... haele Oct 2017 #166

Haele, thank you so much. Fascinating. A couple more questions if you don't mind. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #167

Yup, grew up with History Teachers... haele Oct 2017 #168

Here I thought I was unique in my questions, in good company with Churchill. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #169

Are you confused by what I said? Greybnk48 Oct 2017 #86

I think you are confused as to what you said Progressive dog Oct 2017 #118

... LexVegas Oct 2017 #37

this is stupid...will never happen...how is the weather where you are? snooper2 Oct 2017 #40

This Southerner says rateyes Oct 2017 #43

Amen! moose65 Oct 2017 #54

I love this idea. Cobalt Violet Oct 2017 #44

It's easy... quickesst Oct 2017 #45

I think there was a war about breaking up the Union PJMcK Oct 2017 #50

The concept of mass migrations both north and south seems particularly ill-considered. SQUEE Oct 2017 #75

Let them have the north I would rather live in the south if they doc03 Oct 2017 #52

are you referring to us Southerners? You would prefer we not be here? DrDan Oct 2017 #65

Let the Trumpsters move north and we can move south. nt doc03 Oct 2017 #111

Wow. Just wow. moose65 Oct 2017 #53

well said DrDan Oct 2017 #66

Uh... NO! radical noodle Oct 2017 #55

Naw snowybirdie Oct 2017 #56

It worked out great for India and Pakistan... LanternWaste Oct 2017 #62

Deep racism can be found in ALL parts Golden Raisin Oct 2017 #64

Just like a Rebel hurl Oct 2017 #69

Good Job maxsolomon Oct 2017 #70

Da Comrade.. denbot Oct 2017 #71

Riiiight. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2017 #72

stop. just stop. 0rganism Oct 2017 #73

If you are serious, I disagree. MarvinGardens Oct 2017 #74

The only problem I see is that the transition would take decades and during that Hoyt Oct 2017 #76

But it was treason when the Confederacy wanted to do that. B2G Oct 2017 #77

Thanks for a highly divisive and pretty idiotic OP SCantiGOP Oct 2017 #79

Fuck that. No more messages from Moscow. nt Ilsa Oct 2017 #80

Yea they have infiltrated bdamomma Oct 2017 #135

No then putin would win TEB Oct 2017 #81

No. area51 Oct 2017 #82

That's not their vision & they won't accept that. They want it all. CrispyQ Oct 2017 #84

Comrade Scrotodude is right! LunaSea Oct 2017 #89

As a Texas liberal I would respectfully request that you fuck right off elehhhhna Oct 2017 #91

This Florida liberal +1 obamanut2012 Oct 2017 #94

Simple and right to the point! MuseRider Oct 2017 #104

Thanks and good to see you here elehhhhna Oct 2017 #115

:-) MuseRider Oct 2017 #116

Hahaha! peggysue2 Oct 2017 #108

This is all Brexit Calexit bullshit elehhhhna Oct 2017 #114

You are not . . . peggysue2 Oct 2017 #123

Spot on Hekate Oct 2017 #151

Sing it sista! Texasgal Oct 2017 #146

My idea (when I was really frustrated) was BLUE/RED ID cards that determine services, schools, taxes ecstatic Oct 2017 #95

The South this time MuseRider Oct 2017 #96

Nope JHan Oct 2017 #97

Putin would approve still_one Oct 2017 #98

That won't solve a thing BainsBane Oct 2017 #99

I think you're forgetting about Idaho and Montana... (nt) ehrnst Oct 2017 #100

This looks like a hit and run but I would like to know MuseRider Oct 2017 #105

I don't blame him/her for not responding - being uncovered as a bigot can do that to a person DrDan Oct 2017 #109

True! n/t MuseRider Oct 2017 #110

Screw that Hekate Oct 2017 #106

What a brilliant idea!!! Stinky The Clown Oct 2017 #112

Moscow Idaho, Moscow Maine, Moscow North Dakota, Moscow Minnesota, Moscow Wisconsin, Moscow Illinois DrDan Oct 2017 #117

After the installation of Trump, GallopingGhost Oct 2017 #113

It would be simpler just to scrap the electoral college struggle4progress Oct 2017 #119

i like it... haha. nt TheFrenchRazor Oct 2017 #122

Putins big dream lunasun Oct 2017 #126

Read the book Dorian Gray Oct 2017 #128

Better yet, give Mexico back its territory. Tatiana Oct 2017 #130

Let's just go back to the places our ancestor's lived bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #133

Their country? oberliner Oct 2017 #137

It's pretty simple, oberliner. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #138

Their country? oberliner Oct 2017 #140

The NATIVE AMERICANS COUNTRY! bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #141

There was no Native American country oberliner Oct 2017 #142

Dude bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #143

I've just never heard of anyone seriously proposing that all immigrants leave the United States oberliner Oct 2017 #144

And I have never heard of anyone seriously proposing bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #145

Gotcha oberliner Oct 2017 #163

Staggering irony in a post like this oberliner Oct 2017 #136

If the country were split in 2 there would eventually be another war between the states Thekaspervote Oct 2017 #150

Except right now, Federal government is about like red state's government. Hoyt Oct 2017 #156

Posting divisive shit like this on your 52nd post GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #157

NO, absolutely NO! nt Raine Oct 2017 #158

Woah. Calm down. doodsaq Oct 2017 #160

I'm not sure why you have the impression the RW "in this country" is a southern thing DrDan Oct 2017 #162

Texas welcomes the idea HAB911 Oct 2017 #161

Yes, YES, and steal all the public land, and DRILL BABY, DRILL, .... L. Coyote Oct 2017 #165